2017 at Aronta Mbutu, Mbaise.

His Excellency before the event inspected a cassava processing plant built by him for the good people of His community. He was conducted round by HRH Eze Damian Onyeoziri Nwaigwe, the Eze Udo of Mbutu Ancient kingdom. Notable among the dignitaries in attendance were His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Amnu Waziri Tambuwal, the executive governor of […]

THERE WAS A JETTISONED MEMO TO AUGMENT PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT(PMS) IN THIRD QUARTER, 2017.

Do you know that in July 2017 ,Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum did a memo to President/Minister of Petroleum ,Mohammadu Buhari on anticipated shortage of premium motor spirit. In the memo,he surmised that short fall in PMS will become discernible from the early month of November 2017 and that by third week […]

FUEL SCARCITY. UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES.

PRESIDENT BUHARI REJECTS MARKETER’S DEMAND FOR PRICE INCREASE. THE DEMANDS: ~ Price increase ~ Total deregulation of petroleum products ~ Payment of outstanding subsidy FG’S OFFERS: ~ Creation of special window for Forex from CBN ~ Presentation of request for payment of outstanding subsidy to National Assembly ~ Creating opportunity for the establishment of modular […]

Perspective: EFCC’s arrest of Innoson for….WHAT? By Clem Aguiyi

When fire is burning over your roof, you must reach a decision whether to fetch water to put out the fire or resign to fate and watch the fire burn. It’s all about the choice we make. The illegal arrest and detention of citizen Innocent Chukwuma by the EFCC at the instigation of GTBank, is […]

Nigerian govt reveals those behind fuel scarcity.

Nigerian government has identified those behind the current fuel scarcity. Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, said the situation was caused by oil marketers. In a statement on Saturday, Abari said the hoarding is an intentional ploy to force government to increase the pump price of the petrol. Abari said: […]

Buhari Bows at last! Ibrahim Magu out, Ahmed Abdulrahman in as new EFCC chairman!

Barring last minute change, President Muhammadu Buhari may have bowed to pressure from the Nigerian Senate to drop the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. The President, according to Gong News has reportedly narrowed down to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations at Police College, Kaduna, Ahmed Abdulrahman as […]

Aisha blasts Buhari over fuel scarcity, failed economy.

Aisha Yesufu Co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls Group has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his ill performance as a president. Aisha who made reference to Buhari’s tweet in 2015 blaming former President Goodluck Jonathan for fuel crisis called him a hypocrite “Dear President Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari your tweet below says it all about your […]

Senator Hope Uzodinma, fingers petroleum products’ dealers and tank farm owners over the current fuel crisis in the country.

Chairman of Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has blamed petroleum products’ dealers and tank farm owners over the current fuel crisis in the country. Uzodinma, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, decried that some petroleum products’ dealers and tank farm owners were playing politics with the distribution of […]

Hameed Ali Did Not Surpass Dikko Inde’s Record As Comptroller General

Very Funny that I woke up this morning to see Buhari’s supporters celebrating that Col. Hameed Ali of the Nigerian customs service generated 1.022 trillion naira Revenue. They have been shouting everywhere that Hameed has generated the highest Revenue in the customs service. In 2014, Dikko Inde , the former CG of the customs service […]

Time to Take Nigeria Back! THIS REPUBLIC. By Shaka Momodu.

December 22, 2017 Fellow Nigerians, it is no longer in the realm of speculation that our reticent general would seek a second term in office. It is not just his infamous body language speaking volumes about his intention, his actions and utterances lately give us a clear picture of his desire for a second term. […]

2019 Election: Politicking looms in PDP over vice presidential ticket.

Interest groups within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to engage each other in intense politicking for the control of the party as the race for 2019 presidential election gets underway in the new year. A competent source within the party told our correspondents that some power brokers within the party who seemed united […]

14 APC Governors shut out as Amaechi and El-Rufai lead 2019 scheme.

Fourteen governors belonging to the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC] are angry that they were deliberately not invited to two meetings organised by Kaduna State Governor Nasiru el-Rufa’i and Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi all geared towards the 2019 elections, a top source in the ruling party told Daily Trust in Abuja yesterday. The affair has […]

OUTRAGE: Inspector General Decorates Officer Prosecuted For Killing Five Igbo Traders

Danjuma Ibrahim the officer alleged to have given the order to shoot at sight the Apo six Igbo traders as a result of a disagreement over a woman, was among 15 new CPs recently promoted by the Police Service Commission on the recommendation of the IG. He had been suspended from duty on account of […]

Central bank diverts $5bn from federation account – House of Reps.

The House of Representatives said on Wednesday that over $5 billion had been diverted by the Central Bank of Nigeria from the Federation Account. The House stated that part of the money was kept in “secret accounts” known only to the apex bank. In a resolution it passed in Abuja, the House set up an […]

Nigeria’s 2018-2020 revenue projections feasible – FRC chairman

Barr. Victor Muruako, Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, says the revenue projections contained in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) are feasible. He told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday in Abuja that the projections were in line with the realities on ground. According to him, […]

El-Rufai to Atiku: prove you funded Buhari’s campaign.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was challenged yesterday to prove that he funded President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 campaign. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai threw the challenge and stated why the forme vice president quit the All Progressives Congress (APC) — there was no room for him to run for president after governors endorsed Buhari for a […]

Okorocha thinks workers are entitled to their salaries only because its Christmas

Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha has approved the payment of November and December salaries for civil servants in the state. According to a statement on Wednesday, Okorocha said the payment will ensure workers celebrate “seamless Christmas”. The statement read, “This is to announce that the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has approved the immediate payment […]

EFCC Releases Innoson Motors Boss, Innocent Chukwuma On Bail.

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released the Chairman of Nigeria’s automobile company, Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma on bail. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday night, December 20. Oblong Media recalls that the Innoson Motors boss was arrested […]

Call Okorocha to order now – Archbishop Chukwuma tells Buhari.

The Anglican Archbishop, Enugu ecclesiastical province, Most. Rev. Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently call Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to order. Chukwuma, at a media briefing in Enugu on Wednesday, also asked Okorocha’s party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to look into the governor’s leadership style and redirect his […]

Former Shell executives charged in $1.1 billion case — the biggest corporate bribery trial in history.

Top former executives from oil giants Shell and Eni are to stand trial for an alleged $1.1 billion bribery scheme, an Italian court ruled on Wednesday. This is the biggest corporate bribery trial in history, and relates to alleged corruption in a deal done over a Nigerian oil block. The trial is due to begin […]

NNPC plans three power plants to generate 4,600MW in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano.

Group Managing Director, GMD of NNPC, Maikanti Baru (right), with Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, during a visit to NNPC, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says it is planning to construct three power plants to generate about 4,600 megawatts in the northern part of the country. The power plants, to be […]

Response by PDP National publicity secretary PDP Remains United.

The PDP is completely unperturbed by the comical act of some individuals who make outlandish claims in the media regarding our party The fact is that we are happy with the efforts of the Governor Seriake Dickson-led Reconciliation Committee as well as the responses from all the respectable and responsible leaders of our party in […]

Excess Crude Account: Governor Yari Has Exposed El-Rufai, Oshiomhole, Amaechi and the APC as Liars.

In an attempt to justify the dubious process by which $1 Billion was taken from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government ostensibly to fund an anti terror war with the same Boko Haram that the Buhari administration said was ‘finished’ and ‘technically defeated’, the Zamfara state Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, who is also the […]

GTBANK versus INNOSON; TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW! By Charles Ogbu

To you all who abhor injustice and official tyranny, this is a golden opportunity to stand up to be counted. Stop speaking too many grammar over the humiliation and economic terrorism visited on Innoson by the uniformed rogues masquerading as the EFCC with their partner in corporate roquery, GTBANK. GET UP NOW AND WALK TO […]

THE ARREST OF INNOCENT CHUKWUMA, CEO OF INNOSON MOTORS LTD BY THE EFCC: A DANGEROUS, UNPROVOKED AND UNDISGUISED ACT OF REGIONAL AGGRESSION – LNC 20/12/17.

Going by the chronology of facts available to it and the verifications of same so far made, the Lower Niger Congress (LNC) has reached a preliminary determination that the aggression unleashed against Innocent Chukwuma, CEO of Innoson Motors Ltd is an arm-twisting brigandage by the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) and its owners, using the EFCC […]

One Billion Dollars For A Victory Party. By Zainab Suleiman Okino.

Oh, I do understand now: we need the money to mobilise for a street party ala carnival, for merriment and an owambe party and even to celebrate Nigeria’s liberation from the grip of insurgency, and to the lesser evil of kidnapping. Yes, we need the money to rejoice over a symbolic gesture of the release […]

INNOSON VS GTB: How GTB Stole over N700 Million from Innoson

Innoson Nigeria Ltd operates a current account with GTB. At some point, Innoson discovered that GTB imposed excess and unlawful charges in its current account. Both parties agreed to invite an independent auditing firm that will be agreed by both parties, At the end, Multiwings Consulting Firm of Auditors was invited to properly audit Innoson […]

WHY IGBOS ARE ANGRY WITH NIGERIA.

My friends who are not from the East of Nigeria where Igbos come from often ask me why there is so much anger in the East and among Igbos. Some wonder why, despite the famed Igbo” wealth’ and enterprise all over Nigeria, the people still complain that Nigeria is unfair to them. Some insinuate that […]

Press Release: EFCC Arrest on Innoson Group Motors Boss.

Our attention has been drawn to a tweet by EFCC on its official twiiter handle claiming that the gestapo kind of arrest of Dr Innocent Chukwuma (OFR) today at his Enugu residence was because he didnt honour an invitation from the commission sent to him. This claim by the commission is not factual and it […]

EXCLUSIVE: Auditor-general reveals source of $43m Ikoyi cash.

The huge sum of money found at a residence in Ikoyi, Lagos state, was taken from Nigeria’s joint venture (JV) cash call account at the American bank, JP Morgan Chase, according to the report of the auditor-general of the federation seen by TheCable. NNPC currently runs six JVs — with Shell Petroleum Development Company of […]

Gaddafi’s Son Saif, braces for Libyan presidency.

Saif Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will announce in coming days his intention to run for president of Libya, the family’s spokesman, Basem Hashimi Soul, told Sputnik Monday. On Wednesday, the Libyan Government of National Accord’s (GNA) foreign minister, Mohamed Siala, said that presidential election in Libya might be held […]

Garba Shehu refuses to pledge loyalty to Buhari over Atiku, says ‘when the time comes’

Ahead of the 2019 election, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Public Relations, Alhaji Garba Shehu has refused to disclose where his loyalty lies between President Muhammadu Buhari and his former boss Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku who recently defected from the ruling APC to the PDP has expressed his intentions to run […]

Watch It! By Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Rtd)

There are good reasons why Nigerians should take more than a passing interest in the controversy generated by the actions of members of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs and that of the Nigeria Ports Authority. If the reports in the media are true, the matter goes beyond the victimisation of one organ […]

APC corruption update: Ghost companies lift N1.1tr crude oil.

Ghost companies lift N1.1tr crude oil Some indigenous companies not registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have lifted Nigerian crude oil grades valued at $3.5 billion (about N1.1 trillion) in the last 10 months, an investigation by Daily Trust on Sunday has shown. A four-month enquiry into Nigerian and global corporate registries by our […]

HURIWA backs ‘Occupy Imo’ protests, carpets Imo Police Command.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has endorsed the popular decision of brave Imo citizens to stage series of peaceful protests against current serial and gross misgovernance and alleged corruption by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. Besides, HURIWA has strongly condemned as primitive, retrogressive, unconstitutional and anti-people the plot by the Imo […]

Why we attacked anti-Okorocha protesters in Owerri – Police.

*Police attack anti-Okorocha protesters in Owerri. *Group petitions Buhari over Gov. Okorocha’s ‘brutal and repressive tactics *Three feared killed as Owerri residents protest demolition of market. *Traders protest extortion in Owerri Owerri market demolition controversy: 10-year-old killed, father blames soldiers The police in Imo State on Monday said its officials dispersed protesters on a peaceful […]

What is Your PDP for 2018?

Your PDP is Your *Personal Development Plans. Your PDP must be a *Detailed, Well-Structured, Articulated and Written Plan* that will demand your *loyalty and commitment. Your PDP Guide must include the following: 1. *Building Spiritual Capacity* (Moving from Just *Relationship* to Quality *Fellowship* with Your *God*) 2. *Inspirational And Motivational Books* to *Read* in 2018 […]

HANDSHAKE ACROSS THE NIGER: IGBO AND YORUBA IN FRESH SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND. By Law Mefor.

“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it” ― Frantz Fanon The‘Handshake Across the Niger’ project, that noble initiative of an Igbo sociocultural and professional organization, Nzuko Umunna, may turn out to be the missing link in binding Igbo and Yoruba relations in Nigeria. I understand it is […]

Fayose: FG planning to increase fuel price to N185… scarcity is deliberate.

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has alleged that the federal government is deliberately hoarding premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called fuel, in a plot to increase pump price from N145 to N185 per litre. In a statement by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, Fayose accused the government of insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians. He asked […]

‘NO MAN OR WOMAN IN IMO CAN CHALLENGE ME” SAYS OKOROCHA, ‘OPPOSITION IN IMO ONLY EXISTS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA’.

We want to take the floor once again to inform the general public that Governor Rochas Okorocha or his Rescue Mission Administration does not have any opposition in the state. The few elite whose simple and compound interest is 2019 governorship in the State do not constitute any opposition in the proper sense of the […]

AFTERMATH OF REPORT ON NEW MARKET, OWERRI INCIDENT; TRUMPETA PUBLISHERS, STAFF LIFE IN DANGER.

*Unknown Faces Appear in Office, Private Homes *As Okorocha Drags Newspaper Owners to DSS *We Can’t Be Cowed by Threat, Intimidation-Management. Following the sudden presence of unknown persons at the private homes of publishers of Trumpeta newspapers, and strange movements noticed at the corporate office of the media organization, at the Ikenegbu area of Owerri, […]

The Imo State Governor and His Worn-out Gimmicks.

As the 2019 electioneering campaign draws closer, the Imo State Governor and his appointees week in, week out introduce a rash of gimmicks to curry favour from the unsuspecting public. They fired their first salvo a few weeks ago, with a hastily contrived fable which alleged that 16 out 27 APC LGA Chairmen in the […]

$1bn: PDP Replies APC, insists ECA Withdrawal Is A Ruse

December 18, 2017 Press Statement. $1bn: PDP Replies APC, Insists ECA Withdrawal Is A Ruse The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of finger-pointing by the APC can justify the fraudulent attempt by the Federal Government to withdraw $1bn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to finance partisan activities, adding that APC’s arguments are […]

OHANAEZE TOWN HALL MEETING AND NNIA NWODO’S RALLYING CALL.

The general outing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo which held at the Practicing Pitch of the National Stadium Surulere on Thursday 14th December 2017 was important. The meeting was advertised as A town hall meeting though, but was actually an open air, market Square kind of meeting. The sense in it I guess was to get more […]

WHY IMO PEOPLE WILL NOT EASILY FORGIVE APGA IN 2019.

Imo people woke up few days ago precisely monday 11th Dec to get reports from the Imo APGA Publicity Secretary Dr George Nkwoji accusing Gov Rochas Okorocha of spreading death, poverty in IMO. Ordinarily, I did not want to reply to this mischievous and frivolous claims knowing fully well that APGA has been on sick […]

THE BANE OF POLITICS IN NIGERIA.

It’s not elections that take the most from Nigerian politicians. Every blessed day, the average politician receives average of 100 – 300 requests for money, other forms of assistance. Such unlimited pressure and unnecessary phone calls contribute to why most politicians hardly take calls. This also pressures some politicians to find every means to steal […]

Paris Club refund: Delta, Ogun, Adamawa, six others to wait.

Nine states including Delta, Ogun and Adamawa are to wait for now before collecting their own share of the third tranche of the Paris Club refunds, The Nation leant last night. However, 27 other states have collected their dues in what promises to be a rosy Christmas and New Year seasons for public servants in […]

British Government speaks on support for IPOB, restructuring.

The British Government has again said it does not support the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, or any other secessionist group in Nigeria. The British Government said this while also stating that the issue of restructuring would be a major determinant in the 2019 general elections. It said it would not support anything that could […]

NPS: 66% of prison inmates in Nigeria awaiting trial.

The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has said 66 per cent of inmates in prisons are awaiting trial. Jaafaru Ahmed, controller general of the service, said this at the quarterly meeting of the Penal Reform Media Network (PERMNET) in Lagos. Represented by Francis Enobore, NPS spokesperson, he said a total of 72,384 inmates are currently in […]

PRESS STATEMENT BY IMO PEOPLES ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY (IPAD) ON THE ATTACK BY THE POLICE DURING THEIR PEACEFUL RALLY.

December 18, 2017 The Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD) wishes to inform the world that Imo State has unfortunately become a fascist state where freedom of expression and assembly is no longer guaranteed. We say this because of the ugly incident that happened this morning where the Imo State government used the police to […]

POSITIVE THINGS RESTRUCTURING NIGERIA WILL BRING! – FOREIGN DIPLOMAT REVEALS

If Nigeria restructured into provinces – 1) Northern Province 2) Middle Belt Province 3) Oduduwa Province 4) Eastern Province 5) Niger Delta Province (Atlantic) Then Central Government at FCT. Here are 9 positive things that could happen within 5 years (primarily due to inter-province competition) 1. The first province to experience economic explosion would obviously […]

Federal govt releases balance of Paris Club refund to 27 states By Bello Shittu – December 17, 2017

The federal government has made good its promise to release the balance of the Paris Club refund to states, as 27 states of the federation have so far benefitted from the latest refunds. The Director, Home Finance of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Olubunmi Siyanbola, disclosed this in Abuja saturday while briefing journalists on […]

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N609.95bn November revenue. December 16, 2017

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed N609.95 billion from the federation Account to Federal, States and Local Government as revenue generated in November. This is N77.25 billion more than what they shared in October, Mr. Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation said. The distribution is also timely as it will enable states […]

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE LEADERS’ CONFERENCE AND INAUGURATION OF NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLEBELT FORUM HELD ON 12TH DECEMBER, 2017 AT AJUJI HOTEL, ABUJA, FCT.

The Leaders’ Conference and Inauguration of the New Executive Council of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) was held on Tuesday, 12th December, 2017 at Ajuji Hotel, Abuja, FCT. The Conference was attended by leaders and delegates from the following states of the Middle Belt Forum: Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Southern Borno, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, […]

Amaechi ‘Fears’ Buhari May Lose 2019 Presidency To PDP.

Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has expressed worries that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may oust the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progress Congress (APC) government from power in 2019. Amaechi said unless relentless prayers are offered to God ahead of the next general elections, the APC may lose its grip on power at the […]

Prolonged detention and unjust denial of medical attention for IPOBs Benjamin Madubugwu.

12th December, 2017 THE EUROPEAN UNION REPRESENTATIVE, 21 CRESCENT, OFF CONSTITUTION AVENUE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA. Your Excellency, Prolonged Detention And Unjust Denial Of Medical Attention For Benjamin Madubugwu We are solicitors engaged by BENJAMIN MADUBUGWU called “our client” on whose standing instruction we write this letter. Our client was arrested on 28th day of […]

2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS BY GEO-POLITICAL ZONES.

South East Buhari 198,248 Jonathan 2,464,906 South South Buhari 418,590 Jonathan 4,714,725 *South West* Buhari 2,433,193 Jonathan 1,821,416 *North Central* Buhari 2,411,013 Jonathan 1,715,818 *North East* Buhari 2,848,678 Jonathan 796,580 *North West* Buhari 7,115,199 Jonathan 1,339,709 As we prepare for another general election come 2019, it is important that we analyse the results of 2015 […]

On Chris Imafidon, Oxford, and Governmental Graft. By Prof. Moses Ochonu.

Chris Imafidon claims to be a genius and a professor at Oxford University and has been making the interview rounds in Nigeria, making sure to wear an Oxford keychain, which you can buy for 10 Pounds from any Oxford University souvenir store, on his neck. PUNCH interviewed him and ran a glowing headline and story […]

The First Son Of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Becomes Police Officer.

Prince Aminu Sanusi Lamido, the first son of His Highness Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II and the grandson of the late Emir Ado Bayero, has become a police officer. Prince Aminu born in 1991 joined the Nigeria Police after he graduated from University of Buckingham united kingdom with Bsc accounting after which he left […]

New Paris Club refund: What each state recieved.

The federal government has released a State by State breakdown of another tranche of Paris Club refund of over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans and Multilateral debts on the accounts of States and Local Governments from 1995-2002. A statement from the federal ministry of finance said these payments which totalled N243, 795,465,195.20 “were made […]

ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO FIGHT A DEFEATED BOKO HARAM; MATTERS ARISING.

One billion dollars is about N365 billion, that is a whopping N1 billion everyday of one year. Is it world war 3? You see, boko haram has become quite a lucrative political and economic venture for the workers of change. In 2015 presidential elections, boko haram was a lethal weapon in their political arsenal and […]

A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE IMO PEOPLES ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY (IPAD) AT THE END OF THEIR EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE PLOT TO SCUTTLE THEIR PEACEFUL RALLY BY THE IMO STATE GOVERNMENT USING THE POLICE.

The Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD) has noted with dismay the plot by the Imo State government to use the Imo state command of the Nigerian police to scuttle our peaceful rally scheduled to commence on the 18th of December 2017 in Owerri. As a responsible organization we had earlier written to both the […]

NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru, dismisses allegation linking Abba Kyari to the N50bn funds kept away from the TSA.

NNPC faults an online publication linking Abba Kyari to the sum of N50bn kept away from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) – The Corporation describes that allegation as a misrepresentation the truth The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has dismissed allegations that he ever stated that the chief […]

Press Statement: For APC, the Bell Tolls.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted the feverish moves by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to create disaffection among our members, distract our great party, and divert the attention of Nigerians from the colossal failure of its government. Having woefully failed to stop the PDP elective National Convention, a desperate APC has again failed […]

MEET THE NEWLY ELECTED PDP EXCO.

. Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last weekend elected a new set of leaders who will run the affairs of the party for the next four years. The new party officials are mostly people with experience in local and state politics. These are their profiles: Uche Secondus (National Chairman) Mr. Secondus […]

Why ex-Senate President Mark was arrested, quizzed.

There were revelations yesterday on why former Senate President, Senator David Mark, was arrested and quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC). A source in Mark’s camp told our correspondent that the EFCC wanted the former Senate President to account for the campaign cash sent to Benue State by the campaign team of […]

GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS OR KEEP QUIET!

Politics is the only process to national development starting from school and if you stay out of it, you are far away from the reality that leads to development. The cost of garri is determined by politics, the school fees, the motor parts and even your salaries are all determined by what happens in politics. […]

WHAT TAI SOLARIN, AND RICHARD QUEST, TOLD ME ABOUT NIGERIA’S POWER PROBLEM.

I never saw Tai Solarin till he died except in newspapers. I also did not meet the eccentric but brilliant British Finance broadcaster when he came to Nigeria a few months back – apparently to do a PR job to shore up the image of the country. But from what I’ve heard or read these […]

Nigerian Lady, Olufunke Abimbola-Akindolie, awarded with an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II.

Olufunke Abimbola-Akindolie has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, for her contribution to the diversification of the legal profession. According to http://www.financal-style, Funke is a senior lawyer and leader for the world’s largest biotech. She is currently the most senior black lawyer working […]

I am a Catholic priest, but I wish ‘Nigerian Christianity’ dead and buried. By Emmanuel Ojeifo.

As I lay on my bed in the early hours of today, the tears continued to pour steadily and uncontrollably. From the side of my eyes they found their way into my ears. I’d use my hands to wipe them, and they’d start pouring again. This has never happened to me. What is the matter? […]

Perspective: What can Nigeria expect in 2018?

2017 offered a ray of hope for Nigeria as the country exited a recession. However, the feeling remains that Nigeria failed to make good use of the opportunity presented by the economic recession. Our economy remains non-diversified and heavily reliant on oil to all intents, Nigeria has wasted the crisis. In 2017, the Buhari Administration […]

Nigerian govt withdrawing $1 billion Excess Crude money to fund Buhari’s reelection –Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has described the decision to withdraw $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account to fight Boko Haram insurgency as a means by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government to fund President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. “For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I […]

APC’s Unwarranted Attacks on PDP.

The All Progressives Congress should address the growing disaffection among its members instead of attacking the Peoples Democratic Party, writes Shola Oyeyipo Since the advent of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership under President Muhammadu Buhari, the government has had relative peace because the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was unable to give the […]

NNPC Scandal again; NNPC GMD, Baru says Abba Kyari instructed N50bn Oil Revenue be kept in private account outside the TSA.

NNPC GMD, Baru says Abba Kyari instructed N50bn Oil Revenue be kept in private account outside the TSA • Buhari ordered me to instruct NNPC GMD on N50bn private saving~Abba Kyari The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised questions over a “purported ” presidential approval withholding some special Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation accounts from being […]

Revolution Looming in Imo State.

After he was reportedly pelted with pure water sachets yesterday 13/12/2017 @ New market Owerri by traders who he ejected from their shops and source of livelihood, and asked them to leave before friday, i got a report that unidentified individuals have set the market on fire last night. In the middle of this festive […]

Invitation to the Hand Shake Across The Niger Event.

YOU ARE INVITED Dear Sir/Madam, Invitation to the Hand Shake Across The Niger Event. We write on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Nzuko Umunna (NU) for the Handshake across the Niger project. NU is facilitating Handshake across the Niger project under the auspices of Ohaneze Ndigbo and in conjunction with Afenifere, […]

Nigerian roads are not bad – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday declared that Nigerian roads were not as bad as many people were claiming. He, however, stated that the roads needed to be adequately maintained. According to the former Lagos State Governor, some of the roads had outlived their design life, some still within their design […]

A MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY IMO PEOPLES ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY (IPAD) ON THE 18TH TO 24TH DECEMBER OCCUPY IMO PEACEFUL RALLY IN OWERRI.

Gentlemen of the press, it is our pleasure to welcome you to this press briefing. We have called you here today to inform the world through you that the Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD) will be holding a one week peaceful rally tagged OCCUPY IMO from Monday the 18th to Sunday the 24th December […]

Reminiscences of Dr Alex Ekwueme.

But for this day, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme would have become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The day was Thursday, August 13 1998. The setting was a meeting of the nascent People’s Democratic Party, PDP, just metamorphosed from the activist G-34 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The agenda was to decide on […]

Our father who art in Abuja By Dare Babarinsa.

Nigeria is again in the throes of the annual rituals of national strikes by workers in public universities. As of now, the non-academic staffs have locked up the classrooms in almost all Federal universities. The yuletide session is not allowing many Nigerians to realise that like the harmattan haze, the strike session is with us. […]

Ohanaeze reveals presidential candidate Igbos will support.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated that the Igbo would back only political parties and candidates with the interest of Ndigbo in their agenda in the 2019 general elections. President General of the body, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, said that their support will only go to a presidential candidate with manifest programme that would address the […]

Perspective: PDP’s suicide by Opeyemi Agbaje.

Until Saturday December 9, 2017, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had a huge opportunity of deposing the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 Presidential elections. The APC government at the centre in Abuja, and even APC administrations in several states such as Imo, Jigawa, Osun, Oyo, Benue, Plateau, Nasarrawa, Kaduna and other […]

IMO DSS INVITED HON UCHE ONYEAGUCHA BY 11AM 14 DEC. 2017 TO ANSWER TO ROCHAS’ PETITION

REASONS FOR HIS INVITATION 1. Hon Onyeagucha accused of opposing Rochas mindless and illegal destruction/demolition of private property without compensation. 2. DSS says that the Government of Rochas Okorocha is accusing Hon Onyeagucha of planning to lead a violent protest in Imo State soon. 3. DSS says Hon Onyeagucha is accused of organising oppressed groups […]

IMO PDP CONDEMN GOV. OKOROCHA OVER THE FORCEFUL EVICTION OF TRADERS FROM NEW MARKET OWERRI.

14th Dec 2017 PRESS RELEASE IMO PDP CONDEMN GOV OKOROCHA OVER THE FORCEFUL EVICTION OF TRADERS FROM NEW MARKET OWERRI. The Peoples Democratic Party, IMO State Chapter has condemned in its entirety the forceful eviction of New Market Traders by the Rescue Mission Government of Rochas Okorocha. The party described the eviction as unfortunate and […]

Nigerian Senate passes the electoral act No 6 2010 amendment bill 2017 into law.

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 Amendment Bill 2017 into law. *Card Reader technology to be fully implemented henceforth *House of Reps aspirants to pay N1,000,000.00 *State Assembly aspirants to pay 500,000,00 1. There shall now be full biometric accreditation of voters with Smart Card Readers and/or other technological devices, […]

CLO to President Buhari : Nigerians are suffering!!!!

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) document is 69 years old this year and will mark 70 years next year. The theme for this year’s celebration as enunciated by the United Nations is “Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity” Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Know that Imo State Budget totals One hundred and Ninety Billion, Nine Hundred and Twenty One Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Nine Naira (N190, 921, 464, 290). Know too that the Imo House of Assembly is considering the Budget as presented by the Executive Governor of Imo State HERO on […]

Perspective: Izunaso: PDP, No longer a National Party December 14, 2017

Senator Osita Izunaso, the National Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress and a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, has taken a jibe at his former party, saying it is no longer a national party. He spoke with Amby Uneze in Owerri. Excerpts: Q- What are the plans of the APC to capture […]

Gov Shettima is Boko Haram boss, keeper of Chibok girls, Sheriff alleges.

Former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff has alleged that the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima is behind the Boko Haram terrorists that have been unleashing mayhem on the people of the North East zone of the country describing him as “the Boko Haram boss and the keeper of Chibok Girls.” Sheriff made […]

The Historic Igbo-Yoruba Handshake: The Key To Southern Unification By Charles Ogbu.

I have said it before and it bears repeating now, the day Ndigbo and the Yoruba decide to bury the very destructive but senseless rivalry between them and forge a common front on issues of common interest, that is the day the #TheChildrenOfTheSouth and indeed the whole of Nigeria will experience a new dawn. I […]

HandshakeAcrossTheNiger: Nzuko Umunna’s Initiative on Igbo/Yoruba Collaboration: Panacea to Nigeria’s Underdevelopment Woes By @StJudeNdukwe

On January 11, 2018, sons and daughters of Igbo and Yoruba extractions from all walks of life would gather in Enugu as one people from the two divides of the Niger to not only celebrate their age long but greatly ignored brotherhood which historians have recently traced to a common ancestry, and symbolized by the […]

Time for handshake across the Niger. By Emeka Obasi

The days of acrimony should be over, there is so much to give when the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic nationalities put aside the extraneous wedge between them. Our country cannot move forward in the face of rancour. Those of us who know history must not stand aloof and watch the younger generation degenerate to the […]

RT. HON. DR. NNAMDI AZIKIWE TO DR. CHUBA OKADIGBO (1981):

“My boy, may you live to your full potential, ascend to a dizzy height as is possible for anyone of your political description in your era to rise. May you be acknowledged world-wide as you rise as an eagle atop trees, float among the clouds, preside over the affairs of fellow men…. as leaders of […]

STOP BEING DECEIVED BY YOUR STATE GOVERNORS: READ SOME OF THE LATEEFJAKANDE’S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS IN LAGOS STATE (FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983)

* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state. * His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex. * His government built the Lagos State Television * His government built the […]

Breaking: All Party Primaries Are To Hold Between April, 14 To 15 May 2018 – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has mandated all political parties in Nigeria to hold and conclude party primaries between 14 April to 15 May 2018. This directive is according to information made available to Oblong Media. The primaries will be used to select various candidates to run for elective positions in the upcoming 2019 […]

Invitation to the “Hand Shake” across the Niger event.

2019: I’m not after Osinbajo’s job – Tinubu

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described as fake news a newspaper report that he is to pair President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential ticket of the party. Tinubu, in a statement yesterday, said the report which envisaged that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was returning to full-time pastoral work […]

Tinubu may become Nigeria’s vice president in 2019 as Osinbajo prepares to go back to pastoral work.

– A report says Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is being considered as running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of 2019 – The report also claims Professor Yemi Osinbajo could be returning to the pulpit as a pastor – It states that series of meetings have been held between Tinubu and Buhari’s men The national […]

What The North Needs To Do To Develop – Shehu Sani.

Sen. Shehu Sani (APC – Kaduna Central) has urged the northern region of the country to stand up to end Islamic fundamentalism and violent extremism and revive its manufacturing sector. He made this known as some of the positions he took at the just-concluded Northern Senators Forum retreat held in Katsina. In a statement published […]

WINNERS OF THE PDP NATIONAL ELECTIVE CONVENTION HELD 9TH DECEMBER, 2017 AT EAGLE SQUARE ABUJA, NIGERIA

1. National Chairman – Prince Uche Secondus 2. National Deputy Chairman South – Elder Yemi Akinwonmi 3. National Deputy Chairman North – Sen. Gamawa Babawo Garba 4. National Secretary – Sen. Ibrahim Tsauri 5. Deputy National Secretary – Dr. Agbo Emmanuel 6. National Treasurer – Hon. Aribisala Adewale 7. Deputy National Treasurer – Alh. Wada […]